As we enter the final days of Lent and prepare for Holy Week, there’s one essential practice that brings us back to the heart of our faith: confession. In this reflection, we’re reminded of God’s incredible mercy, especially through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. If Lent has slipped away from you, it’s not too late. Let the story of the Prodigal Son inspire you to return to the Father and receive the gift of forgiveness. Experience the power of God’s mercy—make time for confession this week.

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Jolt of Faith 4/10: Don’t Miss This Before Easter: The Most Important Lenten Practice

On this last week of Lent, as we get ready to enter into Holy Week, I’d like to focus on one of the last things we can do to prepare  for Lent, which probably I dare say the most important, which is to go to confession. That should hopefully have been part of all of our preparation of turning back to the Lord, by

celebrating the sacrament of reconciliation. But if we haven’t gotten to it yet, if Lent’s just kinda gotten away from us, now is the time to do that. As we get into this holiest time, this time we call Holy Week, on this fifth week of Lent is a great time to experience the power of God’s mercy. Just a few weeks ago, we heard in the Gospel, the story of the prodigal son. How the younger son after a life of dissipation and sin comes back to his father’s house, expecting to be yelled at and at best be a servant, this father instead embraces him and raises him back to the dignity he had lost through his sin. 

My friends, that’s exactly what happens to us each time we celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation. We go in filled with trepidation and fear, but God also embraces us and raises us back up through the power of his forgiveness. So as we get to the end of Lent, get to almost the goalpost, the end of the journey, let’s make sure we don’t forget the most important practice of Lent, which is experiencing and receiving that powerful gift of God’s mercy for ourselves.